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Behavioral determinants of antimicrobial prescribing practices among health professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mixed methods study

Discover Public Health
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health threat, exacerbated by irrational prescribing, particularly in low-resource settings like Ethiopia.
Oumer Sada Muhammed, Mirgissa Kaba Serbessa, Teferi Gedif Fenta   +2 more
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The effect of antimicrobial stewardship interventions upon antimicrobial consumption and appropriateness in Vietnamese district hospitals: a cluster randomised trialResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Summary: Background: Inappropriate antimicrobial use is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) promotes the judicious use of antimicrobials to address this problem.
Jaslyn Doshi, Yen Pham Ngoc, Thu Thuy Ma, Linh Thuy Duong, Van Thi Thuy Pham, Van Giap Vu, Rodney James, Qingbin Li, Quy Trinh Van, Tu Son Nguyen, Thi Thu Trang Tran, Pham Minh Thu Vo, Van An Ngo, Huu Phuc Phan, Ngoc Canh Hoang, Justin Beardsley, Thu Anh Nguyen, Greg J. Fox   +17 more
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Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in general practice: Comparison between Denmark and Iceland

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2015
Objective: To compare the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in two countries with different prevalence of antimicrobial resistance: Denmark and Iceland.Design: A cross-sectional study.
Nanna Rún Sigurðardóttir, Anni Brit Sternhagen Nielsen, Anders Munck, Lars Bjerrum   +3 more
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Reception Baseline Assessment and ‘small acts’ of micro‐resistance

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In September 2021, following the global COVID‐19 pandemic, the Department for Education introduced a national standardised digital Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for all English 4‐year‐old children. We analyse RBA and its associated Quality Monitoring Visits, as a further intensification of the new public management of early years ...
Guy Roberts‐Holmes, Diana Sousa, Siew Fung Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leveraging the McGeer Criteria to Estimate the Frequency of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infections Relative to the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Skilled Nursing Facility

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic affected antimicrobial stewardship in healthcare, including Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). This study aimed to (1) assess the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Paulina M. Colombo, Ferris A. Ramadan, Dilsharan Kaur, Darunee Armenta, Peter P. Patterson, Katherine D. Ellingson   +5 more
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English teachers' journeys since the 2020 Iteration of Black Lives Matter

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2020 resurgence of Black Lives Matter (BLM) mobilised students in England to demand greater representation of racially minoritised voices in English curriculums—a call highlighted by stark inequity: just 1.5% of GCSE texts studied are by racially minoritised authors, despite racially minoritised students comprising 38.0% of the student ...
Adrian Fernandes
wiley   +1 more source

Prescribing safety: the case of inappropriate medicines [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2011
![][1] Prescribing is a common outcome of many general practice consultations, and is the principle therapeutic intervention offered by the NHS. It is essential that this critical activity is clinically effective, cost-effective, and safe. Rates of prescribing are increasing year-on-year, with the average person in England receiving 17.8 prescription
openaire   +3 more sources

Biomaterial design strategies for enhancing mitochondrial transplantation therapy

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Biomaterials to facilitate mitochondrial transplantation therapy: biomaterials as barriers to protect mitochondria from pathophysiological microenvironments, like osmotic stress caused by the excessive concentration of calcium ion, reactive oxygen species, and advanced glycation end products; biomaterials integrating with biochemical cues to improve ...
Shaoyang Kang, Yushan Zhang, Hang Li, Sirui Peng, Donghao Lyu, Chunxiao Zhou, Sheng Ding, Zujian Feng, Pingsheng Huang, Chuangnian Zhang, Hongjun Wang, Deling Kong, Weiwei Wang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting neutrophil extracellular traps in metabolic and immune niche: Nanomaterials for diabetes tissue regeneration

BMEMat, EarlyView.
The effects of NETs on regeneration of various diabetic tissues, and strategies targeting NETs for diabetes tissue regeneration. In the diabetic environment, NETs undergo complex metabolic and immune reprogramming, leading to dynamic changes in antibacterial and proinflammatory functions, and affecting regeneration of multiple systemic tissues.
Xinyi Jiang, Muxin Yue, Kai Mao, Boon Chin Heng, Noor Azlin Yahya, Yunsong Liu, Zheng Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prescription paradox: a guide to appropriate prescribing in the elderly

Geriatric Care, 2019
Appropriate prescribing in the elderly can be challenging. While most of the older patients suffer from multiple comorbidities and undergo physiological changes with aging, no clinical guidelines account for these unique characteristics of the elderly ...
Ryan B. Thomas, Se Ryeong Jang, Marco Lombardi, Vittorio Maio   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source